Year Introduced: | 1900 |
Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
History: | Introduced in the US by James J. H. Gregory in 1908. |
Country of Origin: | UK |
Hybridizer or Originator: | Sutton & Sons of Reading, England |
Days to harvest: | 64 |
Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Plant Height: | semi-bush, 30 inches |
Flower Color: | White |
Uses: | Vegetable |
Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Sow in situ |
Pollinators: | Self |
Parentage: | Stabilized cross between: Chelsea Gem X Sutton's A-1 |
AylaCornelius | On February 6, 2020 | Seeds germinated |
AylaCornelius | On January 25, 2020 | Seeds sown |
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